Black-and-white films

One of the most basic tropes in Western film is that of the black hat versus the white hat. In this simplistic paradigm, evil is represented by a clear villain dressed in dark clothing, representing the blackness of his heart. Meanwhile the hero of the story is dressed in white, symbolizing his purity and willingness to fight for the weak against the strong with the clear moral high ground on his side. On the surface, Shane may seem as if it follows this pattern and the simplistic morality it implies

Sunset Boulevard is a drama/romance black and white film. It was released to the public on August 10, 1950 in New York City. The film was directed by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. The film was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. Film stars William Holden as Joseph C. Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film actress who drags him into her fantasy world where she

ethnic group. A perfect example is that of the portrayal of races through stereotypes in American films that are being made and sold to the public. Since the beginning of the silent black and white movies there have been stereotypes that misrepresent ethnic groups, such as the negative portrayal of African-Americans in minstrel shows. Although these extreme negative racist portrayals have ended, the film industry still insists on adding stereotypes that negatively portrays ethnic minorities, such as

Is The Giver Truly Worth Watching? On August 15, 2014, The Giver, a film based after Lois Lowry’s first instalment of The Giver Quartet and directed by Phillip Noyce, was released in movie theaters nationwide. The movie revolves around the main character, Jonas. Jonas, a young boy in his late teens, lives in an attempt of a utopian society on an isolated mesa with a controlled environment. In this supposedly ideal society, the populace is selectively bred and assigned jobs by the leaders. The citizen’s

imaginary love affair? Brief Encounter (1945), according to Dyer Richard’s words (1993, p.9), is a ‘lovely film’, but also ‘pretty much a good one too’. It indicates that this film conveys many symbolic meanings, such as how people struggle in forbidden love, but represents the reality as well, like women are vulnerable in a relationship. In this essay, it will be claimed from three aspects to prove the film is best understood as a sober realist drama. The first is about social realism, including pre-war

A. This film is about suspicion, lies and crime. Young Charlie, who was named after her mother, younger brother Charlie Oakley wants to see her uncle. Charlie Oakley a fugitive for committing murder of three old rich widowed in East coast moved to his sister’s house in Sta. Rosa California to hide. Young Charlie was so excited about learning his uncle’s visits. Everything is fine until Charlie Oakley reads an article in a newspaper about his crime. He tried to hide it, but young Charlie noticed

Significant Change #1: Jonas, The Giver and Gade has birthmarks on their right wrists. Explanation of Effect: The Filmmaker’s choice to change the light eyes to a birthmarks, because the movie started out in black and white. So the birthmarks helps the audience tell who can see beyond and who couldn't. For instance, in the movie Jonas saw the birthmarks on Gade’s wrist just like The Giver and himself. In the book Jonas said Gabe has the same color eyes. This affects the audience by making them confuse

Darby Phee Psychology and the Law Professor Alvarez Implicit Gender Messages in Advertisement If you have ever taken a psychology or sociology class, you have heard of the film by Jean Kilbourne, Killing Us Softly 4, which maps out a variety of tropes found in advertisement with regards to gender roles in American society. Some of the themes are, but not limited to objectification, ageism, and dismemberment which are the tropes that I have decided to focus on for this research project. The laws

Baba Joon is the newly released movie by writer/director Yuval Delshad. With a film career that grew from the documentary world, this is his first feature. Never one to shy from reality, Delshad turned to a subject that spoke to his heart; the father/son relationship. To create authenticity, the movie is filmed in the dusty village where Delshad grew up and the actors speak a blend of Hebrew and Farsi, just like it was in the 1980’s of his childhood. Delshad loves the fact that life imitates art

The movies starts off with a picture of a red scarf hanging off a street lamp and then flying through the air. Harlem, 1987. Clarice Precious Jones (Gabourey Sildibe) is in a math class, daydreaming. She is wearing a red scarf. Much of the film is in first-person narration. She narrates, My name is Clarice Precious Jones. I want to be on the cover of a magazine. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with good hair. But first I want to be in one of those BET videos, and we see a fantasy sequence